The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-12-16

Letter From Oranee Grores

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Letter From Orange Grover
ORANGE BkovK. Mrs, Dec. 10, lss7.
Editor D~emocratStar.
Orange Groveis n0t on . "boom,p
but it gives-m me great pleasure TO
state thatweAaveeverS Indication
of advancement IN evesy srnse Of
the word. Iuthe FIRST place, aud
the best sign of all, we haze orer
paid our MnlhodisL minister, who
deserves every ceut ct II, aud our
collections for missionary purposes
have considerable y Overreachrd the
expectations Of the stewards. Now,
tins means something, Tor neyeti
before, siuce il has been my good
fortune to settle here, have we paid
our preacher III full, and our ms
sionary money has heretofore been
very, very short, Onr faithful
preacher deserves great credit for
having awakened the Church to a
proper appreciation of their duty
and privilege, and the Church de-
serves credit for having been m IA
condition to be aroused, and for an
inclination to respond TO every call.
Under tue very best management
our public school has been welkat-
tended and The numbeg INCREASED
every week, which fact alone is
sufficient proof OF the qualifications
of the principalsMis Morrow.
We cannot boast OF much i'm
provement AZ. our financial condition
except that We haye had All unusu
ally large potato Yield. In other
lines We are about shielding our
own.o
The banks of our beautiful salt
water bayOus tor several days have
been lined With fishing parties, some
coming a great distance with wag-
ons, tents, poles and frying pans,
and under the leadership of "the
old veterans" Ch~arletOn Bosarge
(who takes great care to avoid his
tavorite SEEMING points, they. haze
plenty OF fun, fish or no fish, and
return well satisfied, giving then
leader all the credit. But there is
a certain class of pleasure seekers,
who seem TO have so little regard
for the law of their State, or th'
commands Of their. Creator, or tho
feelings of others, that they sclec
the Holy Sabbath Of ail other day
to come into ON quict cOmmunit,
from neighboring toWns. aud wit
their blasphemOus hunting, isllns
yelling and loud shooting, disturl
aud disgust the law abiding citizen
Let us hope il will not agaiu
for the citizens say it mast saIel,
stop. A hint to the WISE is sufi
cient.
Miss Gailiard, Of Mobile, a siste
of OuI esteemed neighbor, Mr.. Th0s
Gaillard, is on a visit TO that ger
tleman's family. THIS is her frs
visit to Orange Grove, aud as neal
w all who have the good luck to &c
here, is eRtiIely satisfied with on
locality.
Mr.. Editor, your Moss Poiut coI
respondent reports an oyster wlic
measured six inches in length, an
believes it to be the largest he exc
saw. Now, with all due respect "a
your worthy correspondent, and tC
his better information, / lnust 50
that his oyster experience is rafiis
limited. Why, Ouly day bcioI
yesterday, Mr.. Geo. Dancer pickle
up an oyster on Bayou Hero
which measured eight inches, viii
q gentleman OF this HeighbOrho0i
who is thoroughly reliable, says /
saw an oyster shell in New Orlein
which, with oyster aud all, mul
have weighed not less than thrt
hundred pounds. He further STATE
that he aud a friend (snd both WEI
full grown men) sat down with con
fort into the hollow of the she
from which the oyster WAS take
Now, that oyster was a wbalezi
least, there is a whale out SOM
where. However, rs | have sail
The gentleman who saw aud 81
down into the shell Is thorough
reliable, and can tell just wheI
the shell eau be seen land | beliey
him.
Success to the DEMocRAT-STAI
ORANGE BLOSSOM.